There’s yet another chapter in the long and twisting history of Contour — the one-time Seattle company and GoPro rival whose helmet mounted cameras are used by skiers, motorcyclists and… Read More
Contour, the action camera company with roots in the Seattle region, has filed a patent-infringement suit against market leader GoPro — but the smaller rival wants to make it clear that this… Read More
Popular wearable camera-maker GoPro today filed for its IPO and will look to raise up to $100 million, trading on the NASDAQ as “GPRO.” Today’s S-1 filing reveals that the 12-year-old company brought in… Read More
Contour’s new owner is aiming to get the wearable action cam company back in the game — hiring an Apple veteran as its new CEO, bringing back one of Contour’s original co-founders as… Read More
Wow, what a year! From Amazon drones to Steve Ballmer’s retirement to spectacularly performing IPOs, the tech industry took some wild twists and turns in 2013. Here’s our look back… Read More
What’s it really like to be a startup CEO? This week on the GeekWire radio show, two tech entrepreneurs talk about their struggles, what they learned and how their experiences… Read More
Many startup founders take the nominal title of CEO, but there’s a huge difference between launching a venture and actually leading an established company. And the transition to the role… Read More
With a bid of $1.925 million, investment company Clarke Capital Partners has emerged as the prevailing bidder for the assets of Contour Inc., the Seattle-based action-camera company that abruptly closed… Read More
A company working on behalf of the court-appointed receiver for action-camera maker Contour Inc. said today that it’s accepting solicitations from potential buyers of Contour’s assets, tentatively setting an auction… Read More
Contour, the Seattle-based action-camera maker that surprised employees by closing its doors a month ago, has been placed in the hands of a court-appointed receiver who will pursue a potential… Read More
For the past six years, Seattle-based Vievu has helped more than 3,000 police agencies around the world with body-worn cameras that record what’s happening on the job. But recently, Vievu founder… Read More
August is supposed to be the month when the tech industry takes a breather, relaxing for a few moments before charging back into the heavy product release cycles of the… Read More
The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week… “The Internet is transforming almost every element of the news business: shortening news cycles, eroding long-reliable revenue sources, and… Read More
Jason Green, who co-founded action-sports camera company Contour Inc. nearly a decade ago and headed up product development and engineering prior to the company’s closure, says he hasn’t given up… Read More
Contour Inc., one of the pioneers in wearable camera technology, has abruptly closed its Seattle headquarters — surprising many of its employees and leaving the future of the company unclear.… Read More
Seattle-based Contour has sealed a deal to sell its line of helmet-mounted HD video cameras at Yamaha Motor Corp. dealers across the country, another big retail distribution point for the… Read More
Marc Barros is stepping down as CEO of Contour, the fast-growing Seattle maker of helmet-mounted cameras used in action sports such as mountain biking and snowboarding. In a blog post titled… Read More
“I was supposed to be an accountant,” says Marc Barros, who’s now the co-founder and CEO of Contour, one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the Pacific Northwest. The former University… Read More
Just two weeks after releasing its new helmet-mounted video camera, Seattle-based Contour is getting another shot of good news. The company is announcing today that Apple plans to begin selling the… Read More
I’m not much of a thrill-seeking speed freak. But for those who like to ski, skydive or mountain bike over tough terrain, here’s the latest must-have gadget. Seattle-based Contour today… Read More
Posting from Las Vegas: Mountable HD cameras from Seattle-based Contour are already popular among extreme sports enthusiasts, allowing them to capture video of their exploits from their own points of… Read More
College football season is just around the corner, with The University of Washington set to kick off their home opener this Saturday. If all goes as planned, sophomore Keith Price is… Read More
Contour CEO Marc Barros is moving just as fast as one of the snowboarders who use his company’s helmet-mounted 3-D cameras. And that speed is being rewarded with Contour being… Read More